Who is Max Fosh and what is his net worth?
MAX Fosh is a YouTuber, radio presenter and social media personality who entered the race to be London mayor in 2021 in spite of admitting he didn’t have “the expertise” for the job.
He also made headlines in 2022 when he technically became richer than Elon Musk in just seven minutes — before being accused of fraud. But who is Max Fosh and what is his real net worth?
Who is Max Fosh?
Max Fosh is a London born ex-public schoolboy who attended Harrow School.
The YouTuber, who has a whopping 2.28million subscribers, announced he was running in the May 6, 2001, Mayoral elections in London in a bid to topple.
The news came just months after he printed his CV on top of a car to try to get a job at the BBC, according to the .
After posting the stunt on Twitter, many praised his “initiative”.
But some accused the former student of using his “privilege” to try and get his dream job quickly.
Why did Max Fosh run to be Mayor of London?
Fosh freely admitted he wouldn’t make a good mayor and that he didn’t expect to win.
He told the : “I don’t think I would be a good mayor at all. I don’t think I have the expertise or the political knowledge to become London mayor.”
His aim though was to beat .
Announcing his own plan to stand in the May 6 election, Mr Fosh said: “London is my home. It’s a great city. It’s full of wonders.
“David Beckham’s right foot. David Beckham’s left foot for that matter.
“But why? Why do I want to run for Mayor of London. Well, historically there’s always a posh bloke on the ballot so I thought I’d fulfil that quota.
“But on this occasion I’m not alone. A chum who went to the same school as me, albeit not at the same time, Laurence Fox, is also running to be London Mayor as part of his new political party, the Reclaim Party.”
However, Fosh did not get more votes than Fox, but another YouTube prankster named Nico Omilana did, leading Max to tweet: “At least team YouTube beat [Laurence Fox] – I have to thank @NikoOmilana.”
Fosh ended up with 6,309 votes, beating only Valerie Brown from the Burning Pink Party.
What was Max Fosh’s manifesto?
In a video released on March 12, 2021, Fosh launched his campaign to become the Mayor of London.
In the video Fosh said: “I would like to officially add my name to the ballot list for the next London Mayor – just to get more votes than Lawrence Fox.
“Who do you think would win? A political party with £5million of backing or one YouTubey boy with a few hundred thousand subscribers.”
He said: “I also want to increase the voter turnout from the younger demographic between 18-25.
“In the UK, we are lagging behind in terms of young people voting in comparison to our neighbours on the continent.
“If I was elected London mayor, which I know I’m not going to, I would listen to all of the scientists and people from industry to try and get us the best solution to get us out of Covid-19.
“I understand that I have absolutely no chance of winning.”
What is Max Fosh’s net worth?
According to , Max’s net worth is estimated at $1.5million (£1.19million).
His main source of income is his eponymous YouTube channel.
Fosh also includes sponsored content in his videos and has worked with brands such as Curve and Pouch, but his earnings from sponsorships are not known.
In 2022 he created a company called Unlimited Money Limited and got it officially valued at a staggering £500billion, claiming it would manufacture macaroni, noodles, couscous and “similar farinaceous products”.
For seven whole minutes he was “richer than Tesla founder Musk“, before being accused of fraud and dissolving the company.